India is recalibrating its crucial strategic, economic, and security ties with Bangladesh following a major political shift in Dhaka and rising Chinese influence.
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Saurabh Sharma is a Correspondent at Outlook Business, covering diplomacy and defence. He writes on India’s foreign policy, security, and geopolitics, with a strong interest in strategic affairs. An avid reader, he is influenced by Franz Kafka and Ranajit Guha.
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